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PPM America, Inc. · 15 hours ago

Risk Management Associate

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$100K/yr - $115K/yr

3+ years exp

PPM America, Inc. is a US-based institutional asset manager established in Chicago. The Risk Management Associate will support the Investment Risk function by analyzing investment risks across portfolios and assisting with various risk management projects.

Financial Services

Responsibilities

Supports the Investment Risk function with formal, routine, and ad-hoc investment risk analysis

Actively monitors systems and Investment Risk dashboards for risk outliers, data discrepancies, and other escalation issues. Subsequently, translates findings into meaningful conclusions for senior leaders

Performs Investment Risk data analysis, including manipulation, cleansing, organization, and formatting for the team’s use

Monitors portfolio risk using analytics related to credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, and ex-ante tracking error (and others)

Reviews and interprets investment performance, including attribution reports and related analysis

Assists the CRO and Risk teams with special projects, as needed

Performs other duties and/or projects for the Operational and Enterprise Risk functions as assigned, including administration of the firm’s efforts to review asset valuation risk

Performs other duties and/or projects as assigned

Qualification

Investment Risk AnalysisFixed Income Risk MetricsData Visualization ToolsBlackrock AladdinMicrosoft Office SuiteCritical ThinkingCollaborationCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related discipline, required

3+ years of work experience in risk management, financial markets, portfolio management, or related field required

Strong understanding of financial instruments and investment products, preferably through work experience with fixed income

Strong understanding of fixed income risk metrics, as well as general statistical concepts such as standard deviation, correlation, and probability distributions

Experience with investment tools such as Blackrock Aladdin, or other market-leading portfolio investment systems required

Ability to read, interpret, generate data visualizations, and translate into meaningful conclusions

Ability to think critically, prioritize, and manage deadlines

Ability to seek guidance when necessary, and to communicate complex ideas/problems effectively

Positive attitude and a collaborative approach. Positive contributor to team culture

Strong proficiency with the entire Microsoft Office suite required, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint